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Balancing (natural gas volumes)

Balancing is a technique used throughout the natur

Balancing account

A balancing account is an accounting mechanism use

Balancing authority

A balancing authority is the entity responsible fo

Balancing authority area

A balancing authority area comprises a collection

Baseload demand

Baseload refers to the minimum constant level of e

Baseload generation

Baseload generation, which is generation run all 2

Basis

Basis is a term used in energy trading to describe

Battery system capability

A difficulty in understanding electric battery cap

Bid week

In natural gas wholesale trading markets, bid week

Bilateral electric contract

A bilateral contract is a private trade between tw

Biofuel

There are two categories of biofuels: primary biof

Biomass

Biomass is renewable organic material that comes f

Biopower

Biopower is created by the conversion of fuels der

Black start

Black start units can start independently without

Blackout

A blackout is a total power outage on a portion of

Blowdown

A blowdown is the purposeful venting of natural ga

Branch circuit

A branch circuit is an electrical circuit within a

British thermal unit (Btu)

A British thermal unit, or Btu, is a common measur

Brownout

A brownout is a situation where a utility delivers

Bulk electric system (BES)

The bulk electric system (BES) comprises multiple